Special Weather Statement

Locations Affected

Cape Hatteras, NC ∙ Ocracoke Island, NC ∙ Buxton, NC ∙ Ocracoke, NC ∙ Cape Hatteras - Billy Mitchell Field, NC ∙ Avon, NC ∙ Frisco, NC ∙ Cape Hatteras National Seashore, NC ∙ Hatteras, NC

Full Alert Message

Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 832 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN HYDE...SOUTHEASTERN DARE AND NORTHEASTERN CARTERET COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM EDT... At 831 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles southeast of Middletown, or 16 miles west of Frisco, moving southeast at 30 mph. Gusty winds associated with outflow may precede these storms. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Frisco, Buxton, Avon, Hatteras Ferry Terminal, Ocracoke Ferry Terminal, Ocracoke Lighthouse, Avon Pier, and Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3537 7546 3519 7549 3502 7602 3513 7605 3539 7552 TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 318DEG 26KT 3533 7589 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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